a. A gamma ray (γ) radiation reaction is the most energetic of electromagnetic radiation reactions
b. Gamma particles have no mass or charge.
c. Electrons can also be captured by a parent atom to form a new element.
2007-05-02 10:59:00 · 5 answers · asked by rnjes21 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry
a. A gamma ray (γ) radiation reaction is the most energetic of electromagnetic radiation reactions
-This is false!
-The gamma radiation is associated with gamma waves which are harmful not particles of mass or charge
-Unstable nucleus' can pick up an inner orbital electron in what is known as electron capture- I think these example sum up that A is false and B & C are true!
2007-05-02 11:07:24 · answer #1 · answered by cage 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Aren't they all wrong? Gamma particles are, as memory serves, helium nuclei and so should be fairly slow, rather than "energetic" like electrons moving at the speed of light; thus A may hinge on the definition of the word energetic. B is false if my belief about gamma particles is correct or even if they are free electrons, protons or neutrons; all have mass. C is simply the wrongest of them all; to form a new element, a new proton must reach the nucleus of an atom. A new electron simply changes the charge of that atom.
2007-05-02 18:11:16 · answer #2 · answered by The Armchair Explorer 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
a. A gamma ray (γ) radiation reaction is the most energetic of electromagnetic radiation reactions
2007-05-02 19:19:30 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
A. but only because there is no such thing as an electromagnetic radiation reaction.
B is true
C is true (there is a decay mode called "electron capture")
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2007-05-02 18:04:34 · answer #4 · answered by tlbs101 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
a
2007-05-02 18:02:48 · answer #5 · answered by a k 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋